Orthopedics

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When you suffer from chronic pain of the joints, muscles, or skeleton, your quality of your life is diminished. The good news is that you do not have to suffer needlessly. At Saint Thomas Health our team of nationally-ranked orthopedic specialists delivers a full-range of services dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation of joint, skeletal, and muscular injury and disease. Ranked number one in Tennessee and among the top five for orthopedics nationally, we are the orthopedic provider of choice for the Tennessee Titans.

Rachel Stevenson of Brentwood, TN stays in shape by teaching kickboxing and cardio blast at YMCA. But, a serious neck injury knocked her out while teaching class. Read more of Rachel's story at: nothingshallbeimpossible.com

Paul Caruthers

37-year-old martial artist Paul Caruthers' doctor told him he had the hip joints of a 70-year-old man. Paul wasn't ready to kick his passion so he got a double hip replacement. Read more of Paul's story at: nothingshallbeimpossible.com

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Our multidisciplinary team of highly skilled physicians, nurses, physical therapists and social workers provide a variety of treatment options including education, lifestyle modifications, physical therapy and medication therapy. If surgery is necessary, Saint Thomas Health offers the most advanced surgical options available in the region.

Preteen has ACL Reconstruction SurgeryThere isn't a sport 12-year-old Jabori Johnson of Troy, Alabama won't play. The multi-sport athlete can't stand not being able participate, but he's following doctor's orders. Johnson tore his anterior cruciate ligament playing basketball...FULL STORY

The Saint Thomas Joint Replacement Institute, which will be housed on our Saint Thomas Midtown campus, is a result of our strategy for the coordination and expansion of our already robust joint replacement program. Our joint replacement program is the largest in the region and is consistently ranked
among the best in the nation.

The Joint Replacement Center at Saint Thomas West Hospital has been rated #1 in Tennessee and #13 in the country by CareChex®. The ranking is based on outcomes, fewer complications, inpatient quality and patient safety.

Although we’re extremely proud to be recognized as national and local leaders in orthopedic care, our goal has always been quite simple. We simply want our patients to get back to enjoying life to the fullest.